Trolley wire support



Jan. 16, 1940. A. H. GENTER TROLLEY WIRE SUPPORT Filed July 30, 1938 $64 ATTORNEY.

a 5 L a INVENTOR. MZ V juxtapositionb i p Another object is theflprovision of. a two-part A trolley wire splicer arranged to grip and retain trolley wire. i i p i Other objects and advantages will appear here- Patented Jan. 16,1946 s Wa saw-s1.

3 l County; 2a., assignor toDuquesne Mine Supply r 1 Company; Pittsburgh, Pa.,ya corporation of 1 Pennsylvania :ing adjacent ends of a trolleywire.

holding the; adjacent ends of a trolley wire in adjacent ends of a trolleywire and for transmitting an electric current therebetween.

Another object is the provision of 'a two-part trolley wire splioer arranged to be suspended in i an aerial network! i i Another object is the provision-of a two-part supporting a spliceror trolley wire clamp for inafter. V

In the accompanying drawing a pi actical embodimentillustrating the prinQipIes of this invention is shown wherein, p i i i Fig. l is a side elevation showing an expansion bolt, an insulating hanger, a clamp and a splicer in assembled relationillustrating this invention.

line 2-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is asectional view taken on the line 3- -3 of Fig. 1.:

Figs. 4 and 5 Referring to the drawing, H1

suitable aerialsuperstructure, guard-board or The hanger is provided with a depending stud 13 arranged to threadably telescope within the;

bore of the cylindrical lug ll formed integral 5 with the stationaryjaw member 15 of the expansionclamp IS. The movable jaw member i1 (is complementaryfto the stationary, section l5 and is secured thereby by means of the trans- *versely disposed bolt [8. The bolt I8 P O with a squared shank 19 adjacent the head thereof which fitsin-the square hole -20of the jaw member l5 to prevent the bolt from turning a p 3 i I constructed so that they will bite into the trolley Immediately abovethehole 20 the jaw member [5 is provided with the shoulder 2| forming a tultherein. p

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken alongthe are side elevations showingthe 1 1 inner faces of thesplicer parts.

represents an i expansion bolt arranged to be secured to any tially equivalent to the tensile strength of means of the nut 23 whiohis threadably secured to the bolt l-B ahdfiocked in place by the split lockwasherll.

The inner surface "of the lower edges of the jaw members are; provided with the oppositely disposed complementarygrooves "25 arranged to grip atrolle'y wireor'supporting rod of a splicer.

These grooves may be provided with teeth for hitp ting into -the wire to prevent the same from moving tlie rethrough. Ari-oppositely disposed inwardly extendingllugfifi is provided on each jaw memberfbetweenthe bolt holes and the wire l rAraNr-s orries j s new a p p p k TROLLEY WIRE sU rPonT p f amber exams; ms- Township, Allegheny "cru m for the upper end, of the movable jaw member H The hole- 22 inthe jaw member" is [round and is provided with sufiicient clearance V to allowtrnovement of the bolt i8 therein; The jaw members arewheld-in clamping relation by clamping groovesxfor receiving the helical spring thebolt is loosenedl 21 which acts to eirpand the jaw members when I p The splicer 291s rnade-upof two clamping jaw members 29 and 30, the ends an or which'are similar to that er the. clamp [6. The spaced ends 3| of the jawv member 29 are connected by the splicer supporting rod 32 which is formed integral therewith and is preferably of inverted frusto conical cross section as shown in Fig. 2. The axial center of the supporting rod is substantially coincident with the plane of the splicer clamp to maintain vertical alignment of the trolley wire with ,the supporting structure. 'portionoi the rod 32 extends over the inner faces of the end sections 3| to provide the shoulders 33iorming a fulcrum for each clamping section.

Each end section 3| of the jaw member 29' is provided with square holes 34 for receiving the squared shanks of the clamping bolts 35. The,

endsections 3| of the jaw member on the er hand are provided with round holes as indicatedat 36; i i I The end sections .31 of the jaw members are connected at their lower ends by the intermediate I clamping portions 131 formed integral therewith and having oppositely disposed complementary grooves 38 each of whichl is provided with a series of .arcuateteeth 39 for gripping the trolley wire.

As shown inFigs. 4 and bit is preferable to slant the jaw'member so that the ends of the ,trolley the splicer. The teeth 39 are also preferably wire a sufficientdepth to produce a grip substanthe Qthe teeth 39 in opposite directions on each end of Each end section 3] of the clamping jaws is:

provided with oppositely disposed lugs; 48, for receiving the helical springs M which expand the jaw members when the bolts 3.5 are loosened;

The cross section of the trolley: Wire shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is that "of a figure eight which is popular in wire for heavy railway construction and readily adapts itself for thistype of equipment. However ordinary trolley wire having oval or circular cross section is equally adaptable for use with this splicer.

Another advantage attainable with this improved splicer is the fact that one section thereof may be mounted before the wire is stretched and ;;place'din the clamping grooves.

Although the provision of the expansion springs is highly advantageouslsaid springs ciples and scope of my invention.

may be omitted without departing from the prin- I claim: V 1. A wire splicing clamp comprising a pair-of I complementary elongatedzjawmembers, means defining a longitudinal groove: extending the full length on the inner face-of each jaw member ,adjacent one edge thereof for receiving the abutting ends of the wire to be spliced when said jaw members are held in assembled relation, a set of thread-like teeth in each groove adjacent each end thereof for gripping the wire ends,- the sets of teeth in each groove being upwardly inclined in opposite directions toward their respective groove ends, and means for drawing said jaw members together to clamp the wire ends within said grooves. I p

2. A wire splice clamp comprising complementary jaw members each provided with a longitudinally extending groove adjacent its lower edge, said grooves coacting to clasp the wires when the members are assembled, upwardly extending ears adjacent the ends of the jaw members, the opposed ears of the jaw members contacting at their upper ends to provide a fulcrum and said ears being provided below the fulcrum with registering holes to receive clamping bolts, and the ears of one jaw member being provided with an: integral connecting hanger bar spaced upwardly from the intermediate portion of the jaw member, the axial center of said bar being disposed in the plane of the parting of the coacting grooves.

3- A Wire splicer comprising a pair of complementary jaw members, each jaw member having two clamping portions connected at their lower ends by an integral intermediate portion, means defining a longitudinal groove extending through the intermediate and clamping portions on the inner face of ea-ch jaw member adjacent the lower edge thereof for receiving the abutting ends of the Wire to be spliced when the jaw members are assembled, a fulcrum adjacent the upper edge of the clamping portions, means defining aligned holes through the mating clamping portions intermediate the fulcrum and the groove, clamping bolts passing through said holes for holding the wire ends in said grooves, resilient means between the mating clamping portions for separating the jaw members when the clamping bolts are loosened, and a hanger bar integrally connecting the upper ends of the clamping portions of one jaw member and-spaced from said intermediate portion, the axial center of said bar being disposed in the plane dividingthe jaw members.

' ALBERT H., GENTER. 

